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Show AX pa or tooto imttX The first Oallas team called Texans was in the NFL for one year, 19d2, then the franchise was transferred to Baltimore hr 1953 In 1960 the Dallas Texans were among the charter teams of the AFL but they began play tho same year as the NFL Q A you ewwt to mM bout prose na ponaifo fttoil Su4e Scfraffto Vacy AU ton Omu. Cm Oueatvona wm to rwwwd tjapattdtftg on tfvartftOrty at Brown's record tn pro football, beginning with the 1946 Browns of the old All American Conference, is including playoff and championship games, for a winning percentage of 635. Adding his high school, college and armed forces coaching brings his overall record to 351 134-1 5 and his overall percentage to .724 A 30-ye- ar 222-112-- You can get arguments botn ways NFL foctfca'I is ccrtarly the highest ievel of pley, so perhaps the coaching is a ho the best But there are those uho say pro players don t A. f all-pr- I 1 1 based on completions, touchdowns, interceptions and average gains, but can you tell me exactly how they're figured? A We II try, but the process is Rating scales have been established for each category, running from 000 to 2 375 The average rating standard is 000 A rating of 2 000 means that a passer is performing at the NFL record tevel in a particular category, to be rated 2 375 he'd have to be well above the record. For example, the NFL season record for completion percentage is 70 33. set by Sammy Baugh in 1945 To get a 2 375 rating a passer would need a completion percentage of 77.5 For 2 375 in interceptions. he'd have to go the entire season without having a pass d. 1 Was Earl Morrall an in college? A Yes. but if you can remember you're approaching senior citizen at status Morrall was a star and the in State, Michigan win over UCLA in Spartans' the 1956 Rose Bowl He was the Forty Nmers' first draft choice for 956. and in 976, at 42. is beginning his 21st season in the NFL Q. Where did Jim Bertelsen play high school football? e A Bertelsen. one of the t heroes at Texas, wasn a native of the Lone Star state He was born in St Paul, Mmn . but played high school ball in Hudson. Wis Darrell Royal managed to get him, however, and once called Bertelsen ' the finest football player have ever coached '' Bertelsen is starting his fifth year as a Los Angeles Ram Q 100-poi- nt I 1 I I I I o I 1 know NFL passing ratings are com-phcate- need as good coaching as college playets. so pro coaches don t need to be as good One vote for college coaching came recently from Bill center, now an Curry, former assistant at Georgia Tech Said Cur' The real creativity is coming ry from the colleges. Scouting for the Packers last year saw. conservatively. 200 football teams, and can tell you that i was unbelievably impressed with the quality coaching in college football." the battle for fans, and in 1963 the Texans switched to Kansas City where theyve been the Chiefs ever since 1 9. -- Q each category are Percentages translated into points on the rating scale, then total points on that scale are changed into ratings on a scale of 100 For example, a 59 per cent passing completion translates to' 450 on the first rating scale An average gain of eght yards translates to 250 in rating points A touchdown percentage of 9 means 820 on the rating scaie. and an interception percentage of 8 6 (Joe Namath's last year) translates to 0 225 on the rating scale The total of rating points would be 4 745. Converting that figure to the scale on the NFL charts gives the passer a final rating of 79 08 Last year that would have made him eighth among all NFL passers 0 Will this be Fran Tarkenton s last year? A So farthers s no indication 4 will be As he started training camp routine, Tarkenton said he was in his best shape ever, and in his words ' think can play better than ever m doing a lot more today than did 10 years ago. and think can do better " This is Fran's 16th season and he s expected to wrap up more NFL records, including most career passing yardage So he might decide to retire with his records after this year, but he hasn t said so. Q Whatyeardid the Dallas Texans enter football? in col- lege? Dallas Cowboys. The Cowboys won does Paul Brown's record stand, now that hes retired from coaching? How Q Is pro coaching better than 17-1- 4 What does the J. in OJ. Simpson's name stand for, and what position did he play at San Francisco City College? A O J s given name is Orenthal James. Before going to USC. he was running back for two years at San Francisco City College scoring 54 touchdowns and rushing for 2,445 yards in 259 carries Recently, if you missed reading it. O J. was named Number One in a hst of living American heroes in a nationwide survey of boys and girls in fifth through 12th grade Singer Elton John was second and Astronaut Neil Armstrong Q 1 1 all-tim- I third Simw Tines NEW TRUCK TIRES Tin FET Salt LIMITED STOCK ON ALL TIRES FET and ALL SIZES BW Lake Exchange. Add $2.00 for WW. ALL TIRES MOUNTED FREE TIRE CENTER 523 So, 300 West r 322-139- 1 Hi-Jack- - V , V IS s r sstpm AIR SHOCK SPECIAL: With this coupon, get a pair of Gabriel (air shocks) plus hose kit i .J 37 A 1 i...A ' AJ . ... &3sa west , 521-430- 4 495 Installation Available '. PI7(i |
